Center town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Center town's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
6.4%
2023
8.8%
Total change
+2.4 pp
% change
+37.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.1 pp (-17.2%) |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +5.6 pp (105.7%) |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -0.4 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -1.9 pp (-17.8%) |